The "poor farm" most widely
remembered was the one east of Hartville. In 1915 a big house was
built to house the residents (often referred to as "inmates"), who either
due to physical or mental infirmaties were unable to take care of themselves,
and had no relatives willing and able to take them into their households.
This facility operated until around 1940, when old age pensions created
a situation where there were willing relatives to take in and care for
their elderly relatives.

There is a cemetery on this
property formerly know as "The Poor Farm." There are 27 graves in
this cemetery. There should be 27 death certificates available to
determine who is buried there. However, this is not the case.
There is always the possibility that there was an already existing cemetery,
but no markers with names are visible.

Here are the names and death
dates for the ones buried there according to their death certificates and
County Court records: